In November 2019, Chuck D and B-Real confirmed that Prophets of Rage had disbanded.
The band released their cover of The Doors ‘ ” The End ” on streaming music services in November, with a limited edition vinyl scheduled to be issued on March 6, 2020.
On November 1, 2019, it was reported that Rage Against the Machine were reuniting for their first shows in nine years in spring 2020, including two appearances at that year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival .
The band had its first headline Australian tour in November 2019, visiting Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide, debuting The Dark Pool live at ‘Stay Gold’ in Melbourne.
In November 2019, the track “Unleashed” was nominated for ” Best Metal Performance “, at that year’s Grammys, making it the third Grammy nomination for band.
On October 28, 2019, the band officially announced the album Aurora via their official social media pages, with a release date of January 24, 2020. They also announced their 2020 co-headlining North American tour with Korn .
On 25 October 2019, the band released its first studio album The Dark Pool , under the UNFD label.
In an interview with Loudwire on October 20, 2019, bassist Ben Kenney confirmed the band had completely finished four new songs and were working on more, but didn’t confirm whether these songs would be released in the form of a new studio album or if they would be released as…
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On 11 October 2019 the band released the album Black Anima , containing the singles ” Layers of Time “, “Reckless” and “Save Me”.
On October 4, 2019, Eric Kretz told Loudwire that a new album was complete and includes a flute solo.